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Creator:
John Sayles
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
13 April 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Once a successful corporate lawyer at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm, Jack Shannon lost his marriage and his job... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
One of the best TV shows ever more (7 total)

Cast

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Jamey Sheridan ... Jack Shannon (11 episodes, 1990-1991)
Elizabeth Peña ... Lucy Acosta (11 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jenny Lewis ... Neala Shannon (11 episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard Edson ... Wilmer Slade (10 episodes, 1990-1991)

Miguel Ferrer ... D.A. Todd Spurrier (9 episodes, 1990-1991)
Martin Ferrero ... Lou Gondolf (9 episodes, 1990-1991)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (14 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Writer-director John Sayles wrote the teleplay for the pilot movie and directed one of the episodes. He also has a cameo role in the episode "Words to Music" as a jealous boyfriend who gets into a confrontation with Jack Shannon. more
Quotes:
Lucy Acosta: What do you think of terrarium blue?
Jack Shannon: Good beat, easy to dance to, could herald the return of disco. What are you talking about?
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Movie Connections:
Follows Shannon's Deal (1989) (TV) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best TV shows ever, 10 May 2006
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Author: margerynan from Goffstown NH United States

Shannon's Deal was one of the best TV shows ever. Writing by John Sayles, soundtrack by Wynton Marsalis, great acting. It was also interesting in that the endings were not the pat predictable type.

I think part of what damaged the show was its bad luck in timing. The pilot episode aired on the date of the Tiananmen Square massacre--not the sort of event to put one in the mood for light comedy. The next fall, the show was entirely overshadowed by another new show--Twin Peaks. The subtlety of Sayles's writing was lost under the weight of Twin Peaks's bizarreness. It got some favorable press later in the season, but I guess it never built the audience it needed.

I tried to catch the show, but the network kept changing when it was on. The last episode I saw, at the end of a season, was a cliffhanger: Shannon was about to sue his old law firm for mishandling his father's union's pension fund. I don't know if they ever made the episode that was supposed to start the next season.

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